BIOGRAPHY

Tracey Fahy is a fine art and reportage photographer/photographic facilitator based in London. She has an extensive list of clients ranging from; magazines & book publishers, charities, TV production companies, PR and corporate firms. She has also exhibited in art galleries and public spaces and held Artist in Residence positions in a number of diverse institutions.

Her reportage work involves photographing various marginalised groups including refugees, individuals with special needs, children and young adults with learning and behavioural difficulties, disaffected youth, young teenage parents and the elderly.

Tracey’s fine-art practice allows her to produce images with various pinhole, low-tech and toy cameras. "I enjoy shooting subjects that convey simplicity and serenity and these cameras are perfect for capturing this. They allow me to record the most mundane, everyday subjects in a way that stirs emotion and induces a hazy sense of memory. I explore the issues around memory as opposed to making a precise rendering of a scene or moment to produce intriguing images that are sometimes tranquil, sometimes haunting".

Tracey is also an art promoter of the photobooth, which is another cheap, accessible and effective camera for producing portraits. You can read more about her obsession with all things photobooth on her blog Tracey's Photobooth.

EXHIBITIONS

  • JPPS Exhibition 2008, Koto-ku “Bunka” Center, Tokyo, Japan (2008).
  • AIR, Morley Gallery, London (2008).
  • Rodchenko Photography Competition (Winner), Hayward Gallery, Southbank, London (2008).
  • Welcome to Our World, Byam Shaw Art Gallery, London (2005).
  • Flow, Byam Shaw Art Gallery, London (2005).  Click here to view images
  • Leading the Way, Royal Gloucestershire Hospital, Gloucester (2004).
  • Artsbridge, Sheridan Russell Gallery, Mayfair, London (2001).
  • Talking Pictures, Rose Court Residential Care Home, Hackney, London (2001).
  • Focus, NEC, Birmingham (1999).
  • Destinations, Olympia, London (1998).

COMMISSIONS

  • Artwork Commission to enhance New Link Corridor - Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Aylesbury.
    Commissioned by Willis Newson (2008).  Click here to view artworks
  • Photographer in residence 'Leading the Way' - Royal Gloucestershire Hospital, Gloucester.
    Commissioned by Willis Newson (2004).
  • Artist in residence 'Artsbridge' - Tower Bridge Care Centre, London.
    Commissioned by Paintings in Hospitals (2001).

COMPETITIONS/AWARDS

  • Winner 'Rodchenko Photography Competition' - Selected by The Hayward Gallery curators (2008).
  • Winner 'B&W Portrait Photographer of the Year' - Sponsored by Ilford (1999).
  • Shortlisted for 'Travel Photographer of the Year' - Sponsored by The Independent & Nikon (1998).

       
 Stoke Mandeville Hospital (2008).